hearsay in Tagalog
sabi-sabi
UK/ˈhɪəseɪ//ˈhɪɹˌseɪ/
hearsay in Tagalog: sabi-sabi, kuwentong-barbero. In English, hearsay means information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
Tagalog words for hearsay
- information that was heard by one person about another
- sabi-sabi, kuwentong-barbero
English meaning of hearsay
- noun Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
- noun Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
- noun An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls under one of a number of exceptions.
hearsay in a sentence
- The story turned out to be nothing but hearsay.
- The judge ruled the testimony as mere hearsay.
Synonyms of hearsay
hearsay in other languages
Questions about hearsay in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of hearsay in Tagalog?
- Hearsay in Tagalog is sabi-sabi, kuwentong-barbero.
- Ano ang hearsay sa Tagalog?
- Hearsay: sabi-sabi, kuwentong-barbero.
- What does hearsay mean in English?
- Hearsay means information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hearsay (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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